狗和阴影

Belinda

It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was

carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace.

Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across

a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his

own shadow reflected in the water beneath.

Thinking it was another dog with another piece of

meat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a

snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth

the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never

seen more. Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.